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Call it a Comeback

This ex-TD (and occasional pop singer) is teaming up with Shane Ross for a Dáil comeback

18 Sep 2015

14.2k

Easter Rising

Poll: Should we remember British state forces in 1916 commemorations?

18 Sep 2015

20.6k

126

Back and forth

Gerry Adams hits back at Joan Burton's 1916 "hijack" claim

18 Sep 2015

12.4k

139

Peace Process

Britain's new Shadow Chancellor has apologised for saying IRA members should be "honoured"

18 Sep 2015

13.1k

Cash Money

Senator's €125 steak dinner fundraiser is not even in her constituency

18 Sep 2015

22.8k

Haughey's return

'Politics is a bug that you can't kill, but hopefully I'll be able to kill it eventually'

17 Sep 2015

10.0k

showbiz baby

Enda Kenny says it's "Goodbye showtime - hello stability"

17 Sep 2015

11.9k

the journey home

Thousands turn out as 'forgotten patriot' Thomas Kent lies in state

17 Sep 2015

28.5k

Protest

'We don't want to be told when we can go to the toilet, or eat or sleep'

17 Sep 2015

20.5k

give peace a chance

WATCH: Japanese politicians get into massive brawl... over pacifism

17 Sep 2015

10.1k

internal affairs

Women only: Fianna Fáil issues a controversial order to Dublin members

17 Sep 2015

13.7k

i stand with ahmed

'I felt like I was a criminal, I felt like I was a terrorist'

17 Sep 2015

22.5k

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Michael McNamara

Rebel TD rejoins Labour despite these tweets

17 Sep 2015

9.7k

move on out

Should RTÉ's campus be turned into student accommodation?

17 Sep 2015

11.4k

Cork East

Sinn Féin welcomes back councillor suspended over bullying

17 Sep 2015

12.8k

Putin on a show

Listen: Elton John agrees to go to Moscow Pride parade in hoax call

17 Sep 2015

18.3k

budget 2016

The government's financial advisers are totally cool with plans to spend an extra €1.5 billion

17 Sep 2015

9.8k

Does Labour really want to repeal the 8th Amendment?

17 Sep 2015

10.5k

democratic revolution

'I'm Irish, I live in London and I've joined Labour because of Jeremy Corbyn'

Ruairí O'Grady

17 Sep 2015

388

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trumped

Trump under fire as only female candidate takes centre stage in Republican debate

17 Sep 2015

13.6k

taking to the stage

Everything you need to know about Ireland's next new political party

17 Sep 2015

20.3k

Outsourced

Jeb Bush uses stock footage from England and Asia - to illustrate America's greatness

16 Sep 2015

20.0k

Budget

'The street is a cold place' Enda Kenny gives coffee to man protesting outside Dáil

16 Sep 2015

36.1k

128

labour's way

Corbyn silences rowdy House of Commons by reading questions from the public

16 Sep 2015

19.6k

Food Bank

Pictures: Water protesters clash with gardaí at Joan Burton food bank event

16 Sep 2015

33.0k

196

migrant crisis

Fine Gael councillor defends letter saying Syrian 3-year-old's family 'were not fleeing for their lives'

16 Sep 2015

16.9k

181

Socialist revolution

Is this the left-wing party you've been waiting for?

16 Sep 2015

17.8k

191

happy and glorious

This is what happens when you dare to not sing the British national anthem

16 Sep 2015

29.4k

The 8th

More than a quarter of people say abortion will sway their vote

16 Sep 2015

16.2k

listen to us

'No more crumbs from the Budget table': wheelchair users stage 72 hour Dáil protest

15 Sep 2015

19.0k

Analysis

Why Labour isn't finished just yet

15 Sep 2015

14.9k

153

coming out swinging

"Our backs are against the wall, we're coming out fighting": Jobstown protesters push back

15 Sep 2015

23.4k

On this occasion anyway

Sinn Féin beats Renua AND Fianna Fáil in the policy wars

15 Sep 2015

17.3k

hey abbott

"The suppository of all wisdom": Australia's gaffe-prone Tony Abbott - in his own words

15 Sep 2015

17.4k

What's he on about now?

Enda was banging on about the 'political magicians' today

15 Sep 2015

9.3k

Abortion

Irish stars are calling for the 8th Amendment to be repealed

15 Sep 2015

27.7k

153

Anti-austerity

Varoufakis gets rock star reception in London as he gives Corbyn advice

15 Sep 2015

12.8k

Water

Paul Murphy has just been served with a summons for false imprisonment

15 Sep 2015

71.1k

aylan kurdi

Fine Gael councillor says drowned Syrian 3-year-old and family "were not fleeing for their lives"

15 Sep 2015

40.5k

144

House Of Commons

BBC apologises after saying deaf MP was asleep in middle of debate

15 Sep 2015

43.1k

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